Howard Beck

Howard Beck (born July 6, 1968 in Oakland, California) is an American journalist. Beck has covered the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Daily News, the New York Times, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. From December 2020 until February 28, 2023, he was an NBA senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he also co-hosted The Crossover podcast with Chris Mannix. In October of 2022, Beck wrote the introduction for Sports Illustrated "The Greatest Show on Earth - A History of the Los Angeles Lakers' Winning Tradition". On February 15, 2023 he was laid off by Sports Illustrated effective February 28, 2023. On September 18, 2023, Beck announced he was joining The Ringer.